Building construction unit



Feb; 27, 1940. A. F. OMALLEY 2,191,804

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION .UNIT

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ATTORNEYS 27, 1940. A. F. O'MALLEY I 2,191,804

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ATTORNEYS Patented Feb. 27, 1940 PATENT I OFFICE 2,191,804 BUILDINGCONSTRUCTION UNIT Arthur F. OMalley', Valley Stream, N. Y. ApplicationAugust 16, 1938, Serial No. 225,092

4 Claims. (01. 72-40) This invention relates'to frame sections forbuildings and has particular reference to an improved section or unitfor the walls, partitions and other parts of a dwelling house or othersmall building having an outer covering of wood, stucco, brick, stone orsimilar material and which section or unit provides the requiredstrength and may be erected with effort and cost.

The invention primarily comprehends a rectangular frame section or unitadapted to be produced in quantities in advance of the erection of thebuilding and which is so constructed and arranged so as to be readilysecured together and to adjacent members of the frame work of thebuilding. The invention further comprehends in a building section of theindicated character, a

frame structure provided with a recess opening through the' inner facesof the sides and ends thereof to provide a continuous internal grooveand with an insulation panel secured in'said groove so as to strengthenand reenforce the frame and to provide a dead air space on each side ofthe panel between the sheathing on opposite sides of the frame.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, reference is now made tothe followingspecification and the accompanying drawings in which thereis illustrated the preferred embodiment thereof.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a portion of the frame work of a multiplestory building embodying building units constructed in accordance withthe invention.

Fig.2 is an enlarged perspective view-of one of the building units.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken approximately on the line3-3 of Fig. 1 and. illustrating the units with sheathing applied ,to'

opposite faces thereof.

Fig, 4 is a fragmentary sectional view on line 4-4 of Fi 1.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings as applicableto a wall of a building, although it is to be understood that the samemay be employed in the construction of partitions, floors, roofs and thelike.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, a portion of theframe work In of a multiple story building is shown which includes alongitudinally extending sill ll supported by and suitably anchored uponthe foundation wall l2 and upon which sill a plurality of rectangularframe sections or units l3 are arranged and se-- cured together in sideby side relation with the side edges of adjacent sections disposed inabutting engagement.

The sections l3 are preferably of a length to extend fromthe sill II tothe wall plate M which supports the floor beams [5 of the upper floor,the wall plate I4 extending longitudinally of and being secured to thetop rails of joists of the sections I3.

The frame work for the upper floor similarly consists of alongitudinally extending sill l6 carried by the floor beams l5 and uponwhich sill a plurality of the rectangular frame sections l3 are securedtogether in side by side relation, with the side edges of adjacentsections being disposed in abutting engagement. The sections [3 of theframe work for the second floor prefeach provided with a pair of spacedbatten strips I 20 secured against their inner faces to provide acontinuous internal marginal groove within the frame and disposedintermediately, of the thickness thereof. A rigid insulation panel 22,such as compressed asbestos wall board and the like,

is arranged within said frame with its marginal edges fitted in thegroove and with. the edges of the panel abutting against the side stilesand endrails at the bottom of the groove so as to strengthen andreenforce the frame structure.

For the purpose of bracing the sections l3 angularly, diagonal bracestrips 23 and. 24 are arranged within the frameon opposite sides of thepanel 22 and are secured to and extend from one side stile adjacent thetop joist to the other side stile adjacent the bottom-joist with thebrace strip 23 disposed at an opposite angle to the brace' strip 24.

The top and bottom rails I9 and the batten strips 20' are provided withaligned openings 25 extending vertically therethrough on each side offor receiving bolts 28 for securing adjacent sections together in sideby side relation.

The sections or units I3 when installed and secured to adjacent sill orwall plates are covered on opposite sides thereof with sheathing such asweather board 29 forming the outer covering of the building and the lathand plaster 30 forming the surfacing for the room of the building andwhich sheathing defines with the sections or units l3 dead air spaces Aand B on opposite sides of the insulation panel 22.

What is claimed is:

l. A building construction unit including a rectangular frame composedof opposite side stiles and top and bottom rails secured to the'side"stiles at the ends thereof, said stiles and rails. being formed with arecess opening through their inner faces to provide a continuousinternali groove disposed intermediate of the thickness of the frame, arigid insulation panel arranged within the frame with its marginal edgesfitted in the groove and with the edges ofthe panel abutting against thestiles and rails at the bot tom of the groove, and diagonal brace stripsoppositely inclined on opposite sides of the panel and secured againstthe inner faces of oppomte,

sides of the frame structure.

2. A building construction unit includinga rectangularframe composed ofopposite-side stiles and and bottom rails secured to the side stiles atthe ends thereof, spaced batten strips secured against the inner facesof the stiles and rails to provEde an internal groove disposedintermediate of the thickness of the frame, a rigid insulation panelarranged within the frame with its marginal edges fitted in the grooveand with the edges of the panel abutting against the stiles and rails atthe bottom of the groove, and diagonal brace strips oppositely inclinedon opposite sides of the panel and secured against the inner faces ofopposite sides of the frame structure, said stiles and rails havingbores opening through the inner and outer faces thereof adapted toreceive fastening elements for securing the side stiles of adjacentframes together in side by side abutting relation and for securing thetop and bottom I rails to adjacent members of the building framework.

3. In a building construction, a plurality of rectangular frame unitsarranged in side by side relation with the side edges of adjacent unitsdisposed in abutting engagement, rigid insulation panels arranged withinsaid units with the edges of the panels abutting against the inner facesof the units, a lower beam disposed longi- I tudinally of the width ofsaid units, an upper beam disposed longitudinally of the width of saidunits and between which beams the units-are arranged with the outerfaces of the ends of the units in abutting relation therewith, the sidesand ends of said-,units,having openings therethrough, fastening elementsextending therethrough for securing adjacent sections together and forsecuring the ends of the units to said I beams, said units having therigid insulation panels of less thickness than and substantiallycentered within the rectangular frame structure and being adapted tohave Wall sheathing secured against the opposite faces thereof to definea separate dead air space on each side of the panel of each unit.

-4..Ina-buildi1'1gconstruction, a plurality of rectangular frame unitsarranged in side by side relation with the side edges of adjacent units,

disposed in abutting engagement and each composed of opposite sidestiles and top and bottom rails secured to the side stiles at the endsthereof, spaced batten strips secured against the inher faces of thestiles and rails to provide an internal groove disposed intermediate ofthe thickness of the frames, rigid insulation panels arranged within theframes with their marginal edgesfitted in the grooves and with the edgesof the panels abutting against the stiles and rails at the bottom of thegrooves, diagonal brace strips oppositely inclined on oppositesides ofthe panels and secured against the inner faces of opposite" sides of theframestructures, a lower beam disposed longitudinally of the width ofsaid frames, an, upper beam disposed longitudinally of the width of saidframes between which beams the rectangular frames are arranged with theouter faces of the ends of the frames in abutting relation therewith,and fastening means extending through the stiles and-rails for securingadjacent frames together and for securing the ends of the frames to saidbeams, said frames being adapted to have sheathing secured against theopposite faces thereof to define a separate dead air space on each sideof the panel of each frame;

